Collection: Jami' al-Tirmidhi

that Zaid bin Al-Arqam said: “The first to accept Islam was ‘Ali.” ‘Amr bin Murrah said: “So I mentioned that to Ibrahim An-Nakha’i, so he rejected that and said: ‘The first to accept Islam was Abu Bakr As-Siddiq.’”

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I am the house of wisdom, and ‘Ali is its door.”

from his father, saying “Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan ordered Sa’d, saying ‘What prevented you from reviling Abu Turab?’ He said: ‘Three things that I remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prevent me from reviling him. That I should have even one those things is more beloved to me than red camels. I heard the […]

“The Prophet (ﷺ) dispatched two armies and put ‘Ali bin Abi Talib in charge of one of them, and Khalid bin Al-Walid in charge of the other. He said: “When there is fighting, then (the leader is) ‘Ali.” He said: “So ‘Ali conquered a fortress and took a slave girl. So Khalid sent me with […]

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called ‘Ali on the Day (of the battle) of At-Ta’if, and spoke privately with him, so the people said: ‘His private conversation with his cousin has grown lengthy.’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I did not speak privately with him, rather Allah spoke privately with him.’”

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to ‘Ali: “O ‘Ali! It is not permissible for anyone to be Junub in this Masjid except for you and I.”

“The advent of the Prophet (ﷺ) was on Monday and ‘Ali performed Salat on Tuesday.”

“We, the people of the Ansar, used to recognize the hypocrites, by their hatred for ‘Ali bin Abi Talib.”

from his mother who said: “I entered upon Umm Salamah, and I heard her saying: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: “No hypocrite loves ‘Ali, and no believer hates him.”

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Indeed Allah has ordered me to love four, and He informed me that He loves them.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah! Name them for us.” He said: “‘Ali is among them,” saying that three times, “And Abu Dharr, Al-Miqdad, and Salman. And He ordered me to […]